Heat Wave Bakes Cheyenne County Amid Long Range Dry Outlook
Cheyenne County endures a 101 degree day with unseasonably humid heat and dust storms. Farmers worry wheat ripening too fast as a 30 day July outlook predicts above normal temperatures and near normal rainfall. June records show Chadron Scottsbluff Sidney Alliance and Scottsbluff posting highs from 66 to 104 and heavy rains on June 5 6 7 and 20.
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Sidney
Cheyenne
Dever County
David Ells
CAA
Ells
Scottsbluff
U S. Weather Bureau
Panhandle
Chadron
Alliance 66
Alliance
Wheat Harvest Forecast Holds In Cheyenne County
The Telegraph maintains a forecast that wheat harvest will be under way by next Friday July 10 in Cheyenne County, though experts say cutting may start July 15. Heat speeds ripening and farmers prepare for cutting and storage. long-range weather remains seasonable for the next five days. Reports show generally good test weights and moisture, with corn growing rapidly and yields in Nebraska averaging 15 to 25 bushels per acre, some higher.
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Telegraph
Cheyenne County
Nebraska
Box Butte
Teepee Missing From Fort Sidney Pageant Props
A teepee used in Fort Sidney Days is missing. The two authentic muslin dwellings were part of the pageant, with one last seen rolled near the grandstand area outside the fairgrounds. Sidney Chamber of Commerce asks for the public’s help in locating it.
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Sidney
Fort Sidney
Chamber of Commerce
Fairgrounds
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Wheat price support: 2.15 bushel under PMA plan
The Agriculture Department kept the basic price support for 1353-crop wheat at 2.21 a bushel with forward pricing. Loans and purchase agreements run through next January, maturing by late April. Local loan rate set at 2.15, higher than 1952, with terminal rates listed for major markets.
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Agriculture Department
PMA
Missouri River
Council Bluffs
Kansas City
Omaha
St. Joseph
Sioux City
Chicago St. Louis
Memphis
Milwaukee
Cario
New Open Homes and Rentals in Phoenix Development
The Phoenix Development Company invites qualified defense workers to apply for homes in the Valley View Addition in southeast Sidney. Sales include concrete work, street, utilities and gas. two bedroom homes at 8000 dollars with 800 down, three bedroom at 9250 with 950 down. Rentals range from 60 to 80 dollars monthly. Applications open 10 am to 6 pm Friday through Sunday at the project trailer office. Occupancy expected within 30 days. Plans call for 75 rental units and 25 houses for sale.
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New Phoenix Development Company
Sidney
Don Decker
Valley View Addition
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Black Top
Foursquare Church Marks Anniversary in Sidney
The eleventh anniversary of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Sidney will be celebrated this Sunday July 5 with special services. Rev Mrs Coleman Voris the church's first pastor will guest speak. A homecoming service and anniversary celebration are planned all day. The observance also marks the first anniversary of the church edifice fire and rebuild at the original site 16th and Elm. Public urged to attend morning service at 11 and evening service at 7:30.
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Foursquare Gospel Church
Sidney
Coleman Voris
Ag College Receives Land Bequest for Research Funds
The University of Nebraska College of Agriculture will get income from seven quarters of Cheyenne County land under the will of W. F. Fawcett of Lodgepole who died last November. The bequest, disclosed this week, designates the money for research with probable emphasis on livestock improvements.
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University of Nebraska College of Agriculture
Cheyenne County
W. F. Fawcett
Lodgepole
Fawcett
University
South Dakota Man Hired As City Manager
Sidney selects Murray Fuller 36 of Madison as new city manager after a Monday noon interview. Fuller, in charge of Madison utilities and sewer plant, will start after August 1 with a starting salary of 7200. He replaces Virgil Knowles who moves to Parsons Kansas. Fuller has diverse engineering and Army Corps experience and is married with two sons. City Clerk Gordon Tobin serves as acting manager until then.
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Sidney
Madison
South Dakota
Murray Fuller
Fuller
Virgil Knowles
Parsons
Kans
Knowles
Iowa State College
Kansas University
The Week In Advance July events in Sidney area
Calendar of local events from July 4 to July 10 lists sports games, picnics, band concerts, dances, meetings, and community activities across Dalton Lodgepole Kimball Potter Gurley Peetz Lemoyne and city facilities. Key items include baseball games at 2:30 and planning committee meetings, 4-H judging, Lions Club lunch, and Rotary gatherings.
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City ‘Council
Jayceés
Yendis Cafe
Masons
Masonic Hall
Ivan Walker
Lee Hawkins
Peetz Lions
Hazel’s Cafe
City Auditorium
Lemoyne ‘Johnson
Grain Firm Merging Is Announced
A merger of two Nebraska grain firms will create a large regional operator with storage capacity totaling 2 million bushels. The new company unites The Central States Grain Co. and Hagemeister interests with offices moved to Sidney to center the network. Bruce Juelfs will manage the Dalton elevators, while Hagemeister plans a Sidney headquarters and notes several existing business roles behind the merger.
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Bruce Hagemeister
Central States Grain Co
Hagemeister
Central States
Hemingford
Sidney
Imperial
Atwood
Kan
Dalton
Dalton Elevator Co
Home Grain Co
Panhandle _ Warehousing .Co
Alliancée
Alliance
Réadi-Mix
Hemingford Lumber Co
Western Nebraska Hollostone Co
Potter
Cheyenne County
Nebraska University
United States Naval Academy
Bureau of Naval Personnel
Leola Rogers
Bud Oehlrich
John
Ann
Bruce Juelfs
KSID
Stores Closing Saturday for Fourth of July Holiday Sidney
In accordance with a ruling by the Chamber of Commerce retailers committee, Sidney merchants will close on Saturday July 4 for Independence Day. They will stay open until 9 p m Friday July 3 for the convenience of their patrons.
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Chamber of Commerce Retailers Committee
Merchants of Sidney
Mrs Dedrick Rites Will Be This Morning
Mrs Swan Dedrick of Sidney dies at 80 after long illness. Funeral at 10 this morning at Gehrig Funeral Home with Rev C Fred Parks officiating. Burial in Greenwood Cemetery. She leaves two children Edgar Dedrick of Denver and Mrs Walter Davis of Sidney, seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Her husband Swan Dedrick died in 1947.
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Cheyenne County
Swan Dedrick
Nebraska City
Nebr
Sidney
M. H. Tobin
Lodgepole
Metropolitan
Jackson and
9Th Avenue
Jackson
Edgar Dedrick
Denver
Walter Davis
Russell
Guy
Norine
Potter Girl Janet Marie Wills 1946 1949
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 pm in the First Lutheran Church Potter for Janet Marie Wills seven year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Elmer Wills who died at Children's Hospital Deliver Monday evening after two operations for a cerebral cyst and a 27 day hospitalization Her illness lasted about three months Burial will be in Potter Cemetery under Gehrig Funeral Home direction Janet Marie born January 11 1946 at Sidney Survived by her parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs Harvey Fisher and Ray Wills all of Potter
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Potter
Janet Marie Wills
Elmer Wills
Children’s Hospital
Deliver
First Lutheran Church
Paul Janson
Potter Cemetery
Gehrig Funeral Home
Janet Marie
Sidney
Harvey Fisher
Ray Wills
Stores Open Till 9 P.M. For Fourth of July Holiday
Sidney stores will stay open until 9 p.m. tonight to accommodate the usual Saturday trade. Most shops will be closed for the Fourth of July, with the same firms reopening until 9 p.m. Friday night to fit the holiday calendar.
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Sidney
Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Big Fourth of July Weekend Safety Drive and Local Festivities
Cheyenne County officials urge caution on highways for the long holiday weekend as events roll out. Stock car races at Cheyenne County Fairgrounds begin at 2 pm with drivers from North Platte Lexington and Gothenburg invited. Dalton hosts Independence Day activities including a 2:30 ball game Sidney vs Dalton a picnic a band concert fireworks and a Legion Hall dance. Lodgepole plans a Masonic Eastern Star picnic and fireworks at the airstrip. Krueger’s Lake stock car racing starts at 11 am with jalopy race. 2:30 pm league baseball games Kimball at Potter Bunker Hill at Sioux Ordnance Depot and Peetz at Gurley.
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Sidney Chamber of Commerce
Doris Leis
Chamber of Commerce
Dalton
Sidney
Legion Hall
Lodgepole
Lodgepole Airport
Western
Nebraska
Mineral Society
Legion Park
Krueger’s Lake
Kimball
Potter
Bunker Hill
Peetz
Gurley
Old Settlers Committee
Lodgepole Rotary Club
Hazel’s ‘Cafe
City Council
Cheyenne County
Telegraph
Devil's Motor Club
Cheyenne County Fairgrounds
North Platte
Lexington
Gothenburg
Dalton High School
Dalton Lions Club
Lodgepole Airsport
Krueger
Sioux Ordnance Depot
3 D Thriller At Fox This Week
The Fox Theatre presents an all 3 D week long run starting Saturday midnight through Wednesday with It Came From Outer Space a standout thriller starring Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush. The program also features Nat King Cole and Russ Morgan orchestra and revue in 3 D. The plot follows mysterious space visitors who possess minds and can imitate humans.
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Fox Theatre
Sidney
Outer Space
Nat “King” Cole
Russ Morgan
Richard Carlson
Barbara Rush
Space
Hearing Slated On Rent Controls In Sidney Area
A federal rent control group schedules a public meeting in Sidney City Auditorium next Wednesday at 7 30 p m to decide if rent controls remain for Cheyenne County. Oscar G Ahern and Richard Evans lead the delegation from Chicago with Lawrence Marrin of Dalton chairman of the Sidney area board. The meeting seeks landlord and tenant input amid easing area conditions and a desire to avoid a blanket removal of controls if a crisis persists.
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Federal Rent Control Organization
Sidney
Sidney Defense
Chicago
City Auditorium
Cheyenne County
Oscar G. Ahern
Richard Evans
Lawrence Marrin
Dalton
Sidney Area
Charles Christensen
Evans
the Telegraph
Iarea
Phoenix Development” Co
Valley View
Sioux
Area Rent Board
Marrin
Nell Tebrinke
Potter
A. C. Peterson
Dusk To Dawn Show Slated At Plains Drive-In Theatre
Dusk to Dawn drive in show tonight Friday July 3 at the Plains Drive-In Theatre features five films starting at 8:00 pm with Montana Territory Sound Off Pardon My Sarong The Ape and Four Feathers final feature ends around 3:30 am Saturday coffee served after midnight no advance prices each feature shown once during the evening
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Plains Drive-In
Montana
Territory
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Ag College
Lodge Pole
Extension ‘Council
Juelfs
L. A. Juelfs
College of Business
Wesleyan University
Radio Ksid
Fox
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